License management

Configuring licenses

A license controls the maximum number of online APs. You can add a license on a device to increase the maximum number of online APs that the device supports. However, the upper limit of online APs that a device supports is restricted by its specification and varies by device model. For more information, see

"Feature matrixes."

Adding a license

CAUTION:

• After adding a license, you must reboot the device to validate the license.

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You can also increase the maximum number of online APs by adding an enhanced license. For more information about enhanced license, see "Enhanced license management."

1.

Select Device > License from the navigation tree.

The License page appears.

Figure 42 License

2.

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In the Add License area, configure the license information as described in Table 28

.

Click Add.

Table 28 Configuration items

Item Description

License Key Enter the license key.

Activation Key Enter the activation key for the license.

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Displaying license information

1.

Select Device > License from the navigation tree

2.

The page Figure 42 in appears.

View the license information in the License area.

Table 29 Field description

Field Description default AP number Maximum number of APs that the device supports by default. max AP number Upper limit of APs that the device supports. current AP number

License Key

Activation Key

AP Number

Maximum number of APs that the device currently supports.

License key of the license.

Activation key of the license.

Number of APs that the license supports.

Configuring enhanced licenses

Some features of the device can be used only after you register them by using an enhanced license. The enhanced license required for registration can be a beta version or an official version. A beta version has a lifetime, and the features registered by using the version cannot be used any more after the version expires. An official version, obtained by purchasing the features, provides the serial number for registering the features and presents a description of the features.

Registering an enhanced license

CAUTION:

After registering an enhanced license, you must reboot the device to validate the newly added features.

You can also increase the number of allowed APs by adding a license. For more information about license, see "License management."

1.

Select Device > License from the navigation tree.

2.

Click the Enhanced License tab.

The Enhanced License tab page appears.

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Figure 43 Enhanced license

3.

4.

Configure enhanced license information as described in

Table 30

.

Click Add.

Table 30 Configuration items

Item Description

Feature Name

Select the name of the feature to be registered.

For example, AP allows you to increase the number of APs.

Serial Number Type the serial number of the license.

Displaying registered enhanced licenses

1.

Select Device > License from the navigation tree.

2.

3.

Click the Enhanced License tab

The page in

Figure 43

appears.

View the registered enhanced licenses at the lower part of the page.

Table 31 Field description

Filed Description

Feature Name Name of the feature registered.

Serial Number Serial number of the license.

Available Time Left

Left time of the license. After the time elapses, the license expires.

The value Forever means that the license is an official version.

Number of APs that the license supports. AP Number

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